Pictures: Grassroots movements for skate parks

Ian Velazquez, 19, of Altamonte, rides his skateboard at Candyland Park in Longwood. The city opened a skate park a few years ago after a grassroots push to build the facility.

Ian Velazquez, 19, of Altamonte, rides his skateboard at Candyland Park in Longwood. The city opened a skate park a few years ago after a grassroots push to build the facility. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel)